# Matsumoto Brewery — Matsumoto, Nagano

> Matsumoto Brewery in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan scores 3.73 out of 5 — Fine, #119 in Japan. 165 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Matsumoto Brewery is a brewery in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.73 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #119 in Japan. Of the 165 beers we track, 39% are IPA and 23% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.73 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #119 in Japan · #8,505 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 165

## About

Matsumoto Brewery produce's good quality beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Matsumoto Awesome! Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale and "Matsumoto Traditional Bitter", which is an English Bitter. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 39% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 23% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 15% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 10% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 5% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: ２１−イ, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
- Coordinates: 36.2339388, 137.9725021
- Website: http://matsu-brew.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Bacca Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/bacca-brewing-18324.md) — 3.58, Poor — Matsumoto, Nagano — 0.6 mi away
- [Azumino Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/azumino-brewery-34720.md) — 3.38, Poor — Azumino, Nagano — 8.9 mi away
- [Reijin Shuzo Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/reijin-shuzo-co-18316.md) — 2.76, Limited — Suwa, Nagano — 16 mi away
- [ISEKADO](https://finding.beer/brewery/isekado-6685.md) — 3.84, Fine — 16 mi away
- [Tokaido Beer Kawasaki Factory](https://finding.beer/brewery/tokaido-beer-kawasaki-factory-17023.md) — 3.53, Poor — 16 mi away
- [Blue Wood Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/blue-wood-brewery-17050.md) — 3.39, Poor — 16 mi away
- [OH! LA! HO Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/oh-la-ho-brewery-18242.md) — 3.07, Limited — 16 mi away
- [Minamishinshu Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/minamishinshu-beer-co-18250.md) — 3.46, Poor — 16 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Matsumoto, Japan](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan/matsumoto.md)
- [Best breweries in Japan](https://finding.beer/breweries/japan.md)

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